19 November 2013

With
ongoing strikes and improving steel plate prices, Bangladesh roared back into
the picture this week to reclaim its place as market of the moment. Steel mill
owners took the opportunity to stock up, causing demand and prices spike
impressively upwards over the course of the week.

On a note
of caution however, it seems as though most mill owners have stocked up and
that demand may fall from this coming week - so this most recent of spikes may
not be something that endures.

Notwithstanding,
several ship owners chose to take advantage of this and a number of sales were
confirmed at increasingly strong numbers. Vista shipping of Ukraine continued
their clear-out of older tonnage with the sale of the capesize bulker CAPE M
(25,222 LT LDT) for a firm USD 436/LT LDT.